The Irish standard., 1887-12-03

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school is III connections With the church
and IS well attended. A fine hospital
building, built Of Ted brick at q cost Of
$50, 600, is an institution that all the
people Of Bismarck. without regard to
creed, take pride in. 1t is well man
aged, being under the direct charge of
the Benedictine Sisters.
Postmaster Slattery, NJ. j. Halloran,
M. Mayouck, w. Bannon, 2. Kelly,
NJ. Il. Flavin. Wm. Breen, C. Malloy.
Walter BreeD and M. Ward are gentle
men who have the best interests Of
their city at heart. Nor do such men
as NJ T. O'Connon. 2. kim, M.
O'Shea, WalterDunn, j. Hanuer and
j. E. Mcnamara forget that Bismarck
should be first and last in their hearts,
PERSONAL.
Thomas MCGOWAN, Of the Custer
House, is among the old settlers of
Bismarck. The Custer is doing q
thriving business under his efficient
management.
Ed Drury is a young Irish-American
with heartf full OF the milk of human
kindness. He has friends--plenty OF
thenl---and he holds them not for Gay
alone, but for that time that is natur-
ally allowed to mali. That he will
grow i'll popularity as his acqlaiut-
ance extends in Bismarck goes beyond
questioning; if iaithfulness TO any task,
integrity Or honesty count for ought in
the battle OF life Ed. Drury must, III the
very nature of things, meet with sue
cess. Mr. Drury is a nephew OF M. E..
and S. E. Drury. two respected gentle
men of Wabssha, this state.
MANDAN.
About six miles from Bismarck, on
the line Of the n. T.. road is the beauti,
ful and thriving city Of Mandan. 1t is
on the vest side OF the Missouri river
and was plated III 1850. Mandan has
now a population Of about 5000 souls.
1t is situated on the Heart river, about
mile west Of the Missouri, the former
emptying into the latter river about
one mile south Of the city. The city of
Mandan covers a level space Of ground
in what appears 10 be large valley
and the hills about it act as q protector
against heavy winds Oh storms Of any
kind. Many fine brick buildings
grace its business streets, and there is
an air OF neatness and taste shown
every where throughout the city in the
erection Of private residences and in
those already erected. With all the
pyetentions of eastern cities of $4,000
population, Mandan is bound by i'll
deuitable viln and energy to push her
self to the front, and to do SO in the
quickest time possible is the aim and
object of that city's live and aggressive
people. Looking III any direction from
! Mandan the scenery is grand ia the ex
trene. Two newspapers are published
,iere. the Pioneer and Times, the for
mer established in 1891 and the latter
III 1882. The Pioneer is both daily
and weekly publication, and keep.
steadily abreast Of the times in advanc-
ing the Interests Of this city. The Man
| dan Roller mill, situated on the banks
Of the Heart river, is a reminder Of a
;Sawdust City, mill and turns out
-four that they claim cannot be excellel
in Minneapolis or anywhere else. and
tilev are undoubtedly right. Matt
Leahy, well known in milling circles in
Minneapolis and in southern M;nneso-
ia, is head miller here, and it is Just to
say of him that as o miller hss has few
EQUALS and no superiors ia the north
west. There are a number Of gentle
men in this mill who, by strict atten,
ton to their work and faithful perfor~
nance of duties assigned them, help,
materially, to make the Maudan Roller
mill noted in it's way. The II. Z. rail
road shops are located here and are a
great advantage TO the city, as q large
force Of men are continually kept em-
ployed The local organization OF the
Knights Of Labor of Nlandan is in a
most flourishing condition in point OF
be said ef se s1', sister sn sciS
Both cities are we'll organf and each
in Its way is doing an i,nDaetse amount
Of good. Right hare we would like to
say that he who visits Ma2dan, partic-
ularly in the summer months, should
not return without first having
seen Fort Abraham Lincoln, some FIVE
miles from Mandan. Here it is that
Clusters memory is reveGed and re-
specte1. It was from here he took lis
last departure--from this fort and from
this magnificent valley -one of the gar
den spots of the earth. Captain James
Halloran, III charge at Fort a. Lincoln,
is All Irlshman as his name would indi-
cate, and is a thorough soldier and a
gentleman with whom il is Il pleasure
to meet
PERSONAL MENTION.
Goor0o Tamoc Corna31Is and Robert